Hi there. I have had the same thing for 6 months now.  All started from a normal cold and then a chest infection.

Had a few CBCs and all come back clear, as did infection markers.

They thought it was silent reflux and had 5 weeks of Omeprazole which did nothing.

Had the camera down throat at ENT and he said no cancer but had swollen lymph nodes and should be ok in a few weeks. This was June and it's still bad now.

Other doctors thought it was Glandular Fever, but 2 blood tests didn't confirm it. Was not strep either.

Now they think it could be my thyroid (been on Levo for 11 years now).

Got a throat ultrasound in a couple of weeks and done nothing but cry and cry for months as convinced I have cancer.  

I so hope everyone on this thread is ok now and found out what they have.

Hi debsy, how are you now? 

Morning Debs 

I just looked at your very first post and see that you saw an ENT specialists back in September. Surely you should still be under that specialist ? Have you tried yourself to make another appointment with him /her and say that since your last visit nothing has changed , if anything things have got a little worse . 
 

I think that's the route I would take if you can . Give it a go .

Hugs Ginny x x 

Hi Ginny - I had 2 ENT appointments in 2019 - the first for lymph nodes and sore throat in June, and he said that it was not cancer and gave me some useless throat spray. It still persisted. Endless Drs appointments and then scan on neck/thyroid - nothing but a "small thyroid".  I also developed ectopic heartbeats (found on a visit to A&E) and got told to check it out sometime. These got worse and after months of begging to be sorted out at doctors, had ECG and then a 24 hour ECG and eventually this January had an echocardiogram which showed I had them but no other problem with heart.  The specialist (after another long wait for a follow up appt) said that no idea why had them and could be anxiety.  I said could it be linked to menopause (as I had missed 2 periods and last year they were all over the place) and he said possibly. We enquired at Doctors re HRT and there is none about to take. So it's just left hanging.  I did have another ENT appt in November, but it was a nurse who did it and said my throat and vocal chords were ok. Once more left hanging in the air.  Doctors say to stop smoking - I have tried to cut down but how my anxiety is over this illness never going and this coronavirus now in my town, it's hard to stop totally.  This other ENT appt I want booked is for my nose - I had another cold start 7 weeks ago today with a sore throat then the sneezing and coughing etc. Tried the Neilmed nasal rinse stuff as a few years ago it helped - it made it worse and the inner part of my septum is all blown out and red and blocked my nostril and I am terrified that it's cancer.  Yet that Doctor looked up nose and said she could not see anything??  Gave me a 5 day course of prednisolone which made me nearly lose my mind how it caused me to think suicidal thoughts and it did not reduce the swelling. Then all the stress about the appointments (which I explained in another post on here) and now just waiting.  Sorry this seems all garbled but I haven;t checked into this page a while and sorry not to explain more when it was happening. 

you should definitely try change your GP if that's the case or go to a private clinic, since your current doctors aren't giving you the attention to need. Maybe a new GP could give you the help you want. 

Btw have you ever had a CT/PET scan? If you haven't and your GP isn't letting you, maybe you should think about paying for one at a private clinic. It could be expensive, but it could relieve the stress you have. 

If I could get this ENT thing done, I would change doctors, but there are not really any near me that I can go to. I do not drive.  Then this surgery would  "lose" my records and every hospital or place that I go to for treatments would get confused, and the chemist... this all happened before when I changed surgeries to one near me when I moved to the other side of town 9 years ago.  I cannot afford private health care - I just do not have that sort of money sadly.

Thanks for replying Debsy. Sorry to hear you are feeling so depressed aswell. I'm still waiting for appointment. Sometimes I am in so much pain with my throat. I just wish I knew what is causing it. Friends are starting to think it's in my head which hurts me that they think that. I just feel I am in limbo now waiting for ENT. Its definitely affecting my quality of life. 

I HATE that, when people think you are imagining it. I have been accused of it as well, even from doctors.  Yeah because we want to pretend we are in pain hey?!  I am not sure if that referral has even gone through and if I ring up to ask, I will get snapped at and told that there are "other more important things doctors are worried about and busy with".  Hugs to you and so hope you get seen soon xx

Hi Debsy, my mother had cancer of the esophagus and died some years ago when the cancer spread. She had a sore throat for several years before she died and no doctor was able to help her. One with a liking for a natural approach suggested she eat raw garlic sandwiches which she did , I think it helped for a time. The thing is, she smoked. The nicotine and smoke will constantly irritate your throat surface and the doctors may be too polite to tell you that as long as you smoke it won't go away. Take it from me, my mother would not stop either, one excuse after another, "nerves" etc. but your throat will only be cured when you stop smoking. It's your choice. Learn from what happened to my mother, it only ends one way. Act now while you may. Stopping smoking may also help your heart. As a non-smoker when I try a nicotine chewing gum my heart races also. Could be a connection.

Hi just wanted to ask, if there any updates on the situation?

Is this for me nideba?

i have had all my checks done so just waiting for my doctors to take all my notes to their weekly MDT meeting next Wednesday and sort out my treatment plan . I can't wait to get going now I'm sick of all this waiting . I just hope cancer treatment won't be held up because of the virus that worries me a bit . X x x

Oh ok last time you said you was waiting to find out what stage the lymphoma was at. Have they told you what stage it's at yet?

Oh ok last time you said you was waiting to find out what stage the lymphoma was at. Have they told you what stage it's at yet?